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Best Pop Albums Ever!

In no particular order, my top ten…

Talking Heads – Little Creatures
The Beatles – The White Album
The B-52’s – Cosmic Thing
Turin Brakes – Ether Song
Echo and the Bunnymen – Ocean Rain
David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
Cocteau Twins – Four Calendar Café
Air – Moon Safari
Blondie – Parallel Lines
pretty_vacant | 11 Sep '04, 18:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply



Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

I can see where yr at with Beatles, Bowie and Blondie...but "Cosmic Thing"???!! Not one of their best I don't reckon.
HurricaneTommy | 11 Sep '04, 18:36 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Lemonheads: Shame about ray.
fullerov | 11 Sep '04, 21:27 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Air? That's a piss-take right. Music for adverts only methinks and media 20 somethings.
CaviarAndCigarets | 11 Sep '04, 21:32 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

second-ed. one of the albums of the decade. wish id thought of that...
haveyouforgotten | 11 Sep '04, 21:34 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

You've gotta have The Shins in their! Total genius!
loveless | 11 Sep '04, 22:20 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Outkast - Stankonia
rubbafish | 11 Sep '04, 22:42 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

I agree with Stankonia. Also Phoenix "United" ... Amazing pop record.
gaijin | 11 Sep '04, 23:21 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

mmm...actually on second thoughts, i did forget about shame about ray. damn.
pretty_vacant | 12 Sep '04, 14:54 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

de la soul - 3 feet high and rising
bjork - debut
the beatles - abbey road
hendrix - electric ladyland
John_Brainlove | 12 Sep '04, 17:13 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

yeah that de la soul aldbum is quality. but is it pop?
team_cooper | 12 Sep '04, 22:04 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Cocteau Twins *laughs hysterically* POP?!

As much as I love them, chimes, drum machines, acoustic guitars and unintelligible lyrics are quite challenging to listen to....
RockNRollMassacre | 12 Sep '04, 22:18 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

PJ and Duncan 'AKA Psyche', it's an absolute classic. Too funny for words. It's Hip Pop. See what they did there? Pioneers.
Kkkitchens | 15 Sep '04, 20:10 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Pet Sounds
oh and anything with the muppets
chris_undereducated | 12 Sep '04, 23:43 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Has everyone totally forgotten about Thriller?
Jober | 13 Sep '04, 00:13 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Sugababes - Angels With Dirty Faces.

Anyone who attempts to insult me without actually hearing this record can fuck right off - this is a great modern pop album.
brian_international | 13 Sep '04, 11:13 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

One Touch is a better record.
badger13 | 13 Sep '04, 11:54 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

I wont insult you, i'll just give you dirty looks from across the forum.
fullerov | 13 Sep '04, 12:03 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Abbey Road, obviously.
Most Pet Shop Boys albums, but especially Very or Release (or Pop Art, natch)
Honeycrack - Prozaic
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle, Replicas or I, Assassin

Other than that, compilations by any of the following:
Abba
Bananarama
Blondie
The Cars
The Ramones
XTC


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lanky | 13 Sep '04, 17:06 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

oh, and
Black Widow IV
Take That - Greatest Hits
Elements: The Best of Mike Oldfield

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lanky | 13 Sep '04, 17:11 | Reply

Re: Best Pop Albums Ever!

Now 21
Gaara | 13 Sep '04, 18:15 | Reply